23rd - 27th September '09

The Brick Lane Gallery196 Brick Lane, London

The Brick Lane Gallery presents an exciting exhibition entitled “Design Less Ordinary” featuring 30 new works from a variety of London-based product and furniture designers, including Ryan Frank, Michael Antrobus, and Helena Karelson

18th September '09

It's Official, plans for a new headquarters for the Design Museum on the site of the former Commonwealth Institute in Kensington High Street were given the A-OK by the planning committee of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea late wednesday night.

The move will give the Design Museum three times more space and enable the organisation

RECLINING CHAIR DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ASTRONAUT JEAN PIERRE HAIGNERE WHO LIFT OFF TWICE FROM EARTH WITH THE SOYUZ ROCKET

Space tourism is a great success .The possibilities of weightlessness, to feel the thrill of liftoff and to finally meet the unknown doesn’t have to be a fantasy anymore. But space tourism is still just for the few.

19th - 20th September '09

Various Venues across London,

Open House London, the capital’s biggest architecture festival, throws open the doors of hundreds of buildings of architectural significance, giving Londoners the chance to see the best of the city’s architecture.

25th September-26th October ‘09

Rabih Hage 69-71 Sloane Avenue, London,

For this year’s London Design Festival, Rabih Hage Gallery presents an exhibition of pieces from the Rabih Hage collection that have been reworked and “Roughed Up” to capture a new definition of luxury.

Deadline: September 14th ’09, 5:00pm

If you are looking for a little design project to keep yourself occupied over the summer, Transport for London has launched a competition to design a brand new seating fabric for their underground system.

16th September '09, 6:00pm

Few and Far 242 Brompton Road, London SW3 2BB

This wednesday Few are Far will host their very own design auction. Run by an ex Sotheby’s auctioneer, the sale will offer works by a range of designers including Andrée Putman, Nigel Coates, Vico Magistretti, Xavier Lust, Julian Stair among others.